Qin Hu didn't go to the morning court, so he came out of the palace and went home directly. Then he and Luo Qingqing took stock of last night's harvest.

As a result, in addition to the money given to Yang Shou and distributed to the soldiers, there was an estimated fifteen million taels of silver left.

"In this way, in my name, take out three million taels and send them to Yuwenshu's house. Prepare another two million taels for me. I have to go find Pei Ju."

What Qin Hu didn't expect was that before he had time to find Pei Ju, Pei Ju would come looking for him in the afternoon.

"Xiaohu, I'm really sorry about what happened this morning. I went out early in the morning and didn't receive you." Pei Ju said cheerfully as soon as he entered the door.

Qin Hu hurriedly greeted him: "Father-in-law, why are you here in person? If you have any questions, you can just give me an order. This is really embarrassing my son-in-law."

Pei Ju's eyes lit up: "Hu'er, I heard that you went to my house to hire someone this morning. What a coincidence. You didn't even say hello in advance."

Qin Hu sneered in his heart, thinking to himself that you dare not see me even if I say hello.

Pei Ju naturally heard what Pei Yun said about what happened this morning, otherwise his attitude would not have changed 180 degrees and he rushed over to win over Qin Hu, the emperor's "confidant."

"I'm not thinking of giving you a surprise."

"Haha." Pei Ju smiled and took Qin Hu's hand: "Hu'er, it's rare for you to show your heart. So what? Since I'm here, you don't have to go there. I'll just take the betrothal gift. My father knows that.

The emperor has recently entrusted you with important responsibilities, and you must serve the emperor well."

"That's not possible." Qin Hu said sternly: "Father-in-law, I must personally handle this appointment, otherwise, others will laugh at me for not knowing etiquette."

"Okay, I'll be at your house in a while."

Of course, Pei Ju knew that he had to personally handle the appointment. Although his daughter was a concubine and was married as a concubine, his status was such that if he did it hastily, he would inevitably be treated as a joke in the future.

But he and Pei Yun showed their timidity in front of Qin Hu this morning, and now they were afraid that Qin Hu would hold a grudge because of his youthful spirit, so they had to pretend to be humble.

Seeing that Qin Hu was low-key and calm despite his young age, I admired him even more.

"Then I'll take my leave first, as a father."

Seeing that Pei Ju had left, Qin Hu sneered for a while, and hurriedly asked a matchmaker to go to Pei Ju's house for a show. Then he asked someone to prepare some antique jade articles, pocket two million taels of silver, and come to the door in person.

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What this era pays attention to is three matchmakers and six betrothals. Although it is agreed in advance, all the formalities must go through, otherwise it will be an illegal marriage. If one of the missing items is missing, it will not be accepted by the world.

Qin Hu's family had a complete drum troupe. They immediately rode on big horses and played the music, followed by hundreds of servants in bright clothes and angry horses. They drove more than 20 carts straight to Pei Ju's mansion.

Pei Ju knew in advance that Qin Hu was coming to hire him, so he greeted him with great courtesy. He opened all the doors in advance and asked all his servants to line up outside to greet him.

"Father-in-law, my son-in-law is very polite."

Although it was a concubine, in order to respect Pei Ju, Qin Hu did exactly the same as marrying a wife. He paid homage to Pei Ju at the gate and gave him enough face.

And his family’s betrothal gift was also filled with items and was displayed in a large courtyard.

Pei Ju led him into the hall with a smile and introduced his wife to Qin Hu. Qin Hu also paid homage again, and the marriage was settled. He said he would come to marry her in seven days.

Qin Hu didn't see the bride, and he didn't want to see her. Pei Ju was average-looking, so Qin Hu guessed that this girl was not going anywhere.

But that didn't matter, he didn't want to live with her. Generally speaking, in this kind of political marriage, the woman was purely a victim. It was this era that harmed her, not him, Qin Hu.

Qin Hu found an opportunity when no one was around, took out a banknote worth one million taels, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, this is my son-in-law's real betrothal gift. Please accept it."

No one would give a bride price of one million taels of silver. Even if Yang Shou married a princess, he would not receive such an expensive bride price. Of course Pei Ju knew what Qin Hu meant.

But Qin Hu said this, which saved his face and made him less embarrassed. It would be a pleasure to collect the money.

"Wonderful son-in-law, please take a seat!" Pei Ju said nothing and just put the banknote in his sleeve. As a bride price, there is nothing to be polite about.

When Qin Hu and Pei Ju walked out, they found Pei Yun drinking tea in the living room.

He had been here for a while and knew that Qin Hu and Pei Ju were talking behind him, so he followed the rules and didn't bother him.

There are many rules in this kind of mansion, but they are all necessary. And Pei Yun knew that Qin Hu must have given Pei Ju more than just superficial things, so he waited outside.

In order to entertain his son-in-law, Pei Ju set up a banquet, but only he, Pei Yun, and Qin Hu were at the table, and the others all avoided it.

Pei Yun seemed to have nothing to do with him. He didn't mention anything about what happened this morning. He was unusually kind to Qin Hu, as if he was completely different from the other two people.

When the wine was almost gone, Qin Hu stood up to say goodbye, and Pei Yun also stood up, saying that he wanted to see him off. Pei Ju did not stop him, but said that he had drunk too much and was going back to his room.

"Xiaohu, what happened this morning really scared me into a cold sweat."

After going out and getting on the carriage, Pei Yun sighed slightly: "On the surface, this matter seems to be fine. The emperor will take care of it for you, but it's not that simple."

"You privately mobilized the imperial army. Although those officials and censors were suppressed today, they will inevitably use the topic to their advantage in the future. You must be careful. Especially in the future, you must be more cautious. If something really happened, I and I

Your father-in-law will be in a very difficult position, young people should not be too willful."

This x is fake!

"Everything depends on the cultivation of father-in-law and second uncle!" Qin Hu hurriedly took out the banknote: "Second uncle is a person who can speak well in front of the emperor, and he also has prestige among ministers. Qin Hu is young and energetic, and will inevitably get into trouble in the future.

, I also ask my second uncle to deal with you a lot and don’t let villains take advantage of you.”

Seeing one million taels, Pei Yun was slightly shocked and immediately stuffed it into his sleeves.

Pei Ju narrowed his eyes and revealed his fierceness. He raised the curtain of the car and took a look. He lowered his voice and said, "Hu'er, you must root out the grass. No one from the Hu Gang can be left alive. Anyone who knows about this will be killed!"

"Second Uncle, the members of the Hu Gang are all hiding, so it's hard to find them."

Pei Yun gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Even if he is a mouse that can burrow into the underworld, my internal guards can dig him out. Don't worry, my second uncle will fully cooperate with you. Just let him go."

Just do it with your hands and feet."

"Thank you, uncle."


Chapter completed!